A: An increased concentration of salt in soil inhibits plant growth, eventually leading to plant death, and high salinity in soil is a major issue facing the agriculture industry. However, there is a subset of plants called halophytes that have adapted to growing in high-saline areas.
By 18 months, your toddler will probably start making many common consonant sounds, such as t, d, n, w, and h. Learning to make these sounds is a watershed event, one that leads to the rapid vocabulary spurt that most children go through at this stage. Don't expect to hear all these sounds in actual words yet.
Research shows that the quantity of words spoken to an infant positively [affects] language development, Artemenko says, so use proper words to continue talking, reading, and singing to your baby. Baby Talk: A Month-By-Month Timeline; What Talking Milestones Parents Should Expect Once your baby has had more practice using his lips and tongue to form sounds, usually around 6 to 7 months, his babbles will become more speech-like. So you'll hear a bigger variety of sounds, like ba ba-pa-ta-bi bi bi, Dr. Paul says.